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Labor pledges economic inquiry into encryption law impact The Australian Labor Party has pledged to hold an inquiry that looks into the economic impacts of the Federal Government's encryption law after the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security completes its ongoing review and submits a report on 3 April.
28th March 2019
CA wants stronger, enforceable protections for telecoms consumers Telecommunications industry lobby group, Communications Alliance, has told the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) it wants stronger, enforceable protections for Australia’s telecommunications consumers.
27th March 2019
ACMA warns telcos on info failure for disability consumers Australia’s three biggest telcos – Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – have been given formal warnings by the telecoms regulator for failing to provide information about products and services that may suit the needs of consumers with a disability.
26th March 2019
New rules proposed for telecoms customer premises cabling, wiring Proposed new rules for telecommunications customer premises cabling products and wiring have been released for public consultation by the communications industry lobby group, Communications Alliance.
23rd March 2019
ACCC sets 9 May as decision day for TPG-Vodafone merger The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that it will hand down its final decision on the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia on 9 May.
23rd March 2019
US says British testing of Huawei gear inadequate US Government officials have warned that the way Britain is going about building its 5G networks could be a threat to its national security if it used equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies.
22nd March 2019
TPG profit smashed by mobile network cancellation Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has announced a reported net profit after tax of $46.9 million for the first half of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on 31 January, a drop of 76.4% from $198.6 million, year on year.
20th March 2019
Bush coalition welcomes plans for new regional mobile base stations Regional Australian lobby group the Rural Regional and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed the announcement from the Australian Government which will see regional Australians benefit from 180 new mobile base stations as part of Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program.
19th March 2019
Bush coalition welcomes plans for new regional mobile base stations Regional Australian lobby group the Rural Regional and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed the announcement from the Australian Government which will see regional Australians benefit from 180 new mobile base stations as part of Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program.
19th March 2019
Labor says no quick changes, fixing NBN will be take time The Australian Labor Party will not make any quick changes to the rollout of the national broadband network if it comes to power in the Federal Election later this year, but will take a "responsible" approach to the project.
16th March 2019